USPTO Patents Application 10051342

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Amendments to the Claims:

This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the
application.

Listing of Claims:

1. (currently amended) A method for ordering of
merchandise over a communication network among a plurality of merchandise
providers from a plurality of order terminals, each of said order terminals being
associated with a one of a plurality of business entities and having a pre-
established_business relationship with at least one of said plurality of merchandise
providers, comprising:

maintaining information with respect to business relationships
between said merchandise providers and said plurality of business entities;

providing an offering at one or more of said plurality of order
terminals based on said pre-established business relationships associated with said
one or more of said order terminals.

2. (original) The method according to claim 1 wherein the
offering provides a subset of merchandise providers from said plurality of
merchandise providers.

3. (original) The method according to claim 2 wherein said
subset comprises two or more merchandise providers.

4. (original) The method accotding to claim 1 wherein said
offering is displayed in a presentation format that is also based on said business
relationship.

5. (original) The method according to claim 1 wherein said
order terminal comprises one of the following:
an automated teller machine
a catalog kiosk
a personal computer
a wireless device.

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6. (original) The method according to claim 1 wherein said
plurality of business entities comprises one or more of the following:
a retail store

a manufacturer of a wireless device
an automatic teller machine owner.

7. (original) The method according to claim 1 wherein at
least one of said order terminals is located in a retail catalog store.

8. (original) The method according to claim 1 wherein said
business relationships include friendly, neutral, and hostile relationships.

9. (original) The method according to claim 1 wherein said
business relationships are maintained in a directory by a service manager.

10. (currently amended) A system for facilitating ordering of
merchandise over a communication network by a user among a plurality of
merchandise providers from a plural ity of order terminals, each of said order
terminals being associated with a one of a plurality of business entities and having
a pre-established business relationshin wifh a t least one of said plurality nf
merchandise providers, comprising:

a control system for maintaining information with respect to
business relationships between said merchandise providers and said plurality of
business entities, said control system having a communication device for
communicating with said plurality of order terminals over said communication
network, said order terminal being used by said user displaying an offering based
on said pre-established b usiness relationships associated with said order terminal.

1 1 ♦ (original) The system according to claim 10 wherein the
offering provides a subset of merchandise providers from said plurality of
merchandise providers.

12. (original) The system according to claim 1 1 wherein said
subset comprises two or more merchandise providers.

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H 44. (currently amended) The system according to claim 1 0
wherein said offering is displayed in a presentation format that is also based on
said business relationship.

14 +§. (currently amended) The system according to claim 10
wherein said order terminal being used by said user comprises one of the
following:

an automated teller machine

a catalog kiosk

a personal computer

a wireless device.

15 ±6. (currently amended) The system according to claim 1 0
wherein said plurality of business entities comprises one or more of the following:
a retail store

a manufacturer of a wireless device
an automatic teller machine owner.

(currently amended) The system according to claim 10
wherein at least one of said order terminals is located in a retail catalog store.

17 4*. (currently amended) The system according to claim 1 0
wherein said business relationships include friendly, neutral, and hostile
relationships.

IS 49. (currently amended) The system according to claim 10
wherein said business relationships are maintained in a directory by a service
manager.

12 30- (currently amended) A computer storage product storing a
computer program having instructions for implementing the method of claim 1.

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